A Surry County man who shot and wounded two people in a James City County road rage case last year was sentenced Monday to two life terms.

Joseph Paul Adams, 45, pleaded guilty in July to shooting two people — a 45-year-old woman and her 17-year-old son — at the intersection of Monticello Avenue and Centerville Road.

Williamsburg-James City County Circuit Court Judge Holly B. Smith sentenced Adams to consecutive life sentences on two counts of aggravated malicious wounding, according to online court records.

Smith sentenced Adams to another 19 years on other felony shooting and firearms charges, records show.

About 3 p.m. on Oct. 5, 2024, Adams was driving his Toyota Solara on Centerville Road, heading toward John Tyler Highway. Police say he then “aggressively approached” another vehi

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